The NIU men's basketball team lost one of its assistant coaching candidates Wednesday as Wayne McClain took the same job at the University of Illinois. McClain, the coach at Peoria Manuel High School, will take over the Illini coaching job left by new...

NIU football coach Joe Novak doesn't really mind that his team has to wrap up spring practice at the DeKalb Recreation Center. True, finishing the last two of 15 allotted practices away from Huskie Stadium means there won't be the traditional scrimmage...

NIU basketball coach Rob Judson never thought he was securing his first recruiting contacts when he was a third-grader. But when Judson received a signed letter of intent from Gordon Tech High School's 6-foot-6 point guard Julian McElroy on Wednesday,...

Huskies first baseman Brent Coyner can't believe he's part of something no NIU baseball team has enjoyed since the program was brought back in 1991. After the Huskies beat Mt. St. Clare 7-0 Tuesday, they extended their winning streak to a record six games....

NIU starting pitcher Stephen Ayers knew that if he hit his spots, he was going to have a good game. In the Huskies 7-0 victory over Mount St. Clare on Tuesday, the sophomore pitched six shutout innings for the Huskies to improve his season record to 2-1....

With almost every facet of its game clicking Sunday, the NIU softball team finally played the game it hoped for against Ball State. But the Huskies will face a mountain of a challenge when they host NCAA powerhouse DePaul today. The Blue Demons (29-7-1...

The days of spring dominance have ended. NIU's two-time defending Mid-American Conference champion softball team no longer controls the conference. But senior pitcher Courtney Witvliet continues to strike out batters and play with the same competitive...

Confidence is key to winning in any sport, and NIU baseball coach Dave Schrage believes it has been a big reason why the Huskies are on a five-game winning streak. One week ago, NIU sported four straight conference losses against Eastern Michigan. But...

The NIU women's tennis team may have lost both their matches over the weekend, but they did not give up without a fight. On Friday at Bowling Green, the women lost by only one point, winning two of the three doubles and two of the six singles matches....

The Notre Dame bench came to life as it watched the shot of Purdue standout Katie Douglas bounce harmlessly off the front of the rim. The Irish players began jumping and screaming on the court, as Notre Dame had secured its first women's basketball National...

With the return of senior midfielder Jane Mucci this spring, the NIU women's soccer team has taken a giant step toward returning to the top of the Mid-American Conference. Coach Frank Horvat notes that it will take more than a healthy Mucci to produce...

Trevor Stocking went up to bat and knew he had to make immediate adjustments. It was a similar story for every other player in Saturday's NIU doubleheader over St. Xavier, as 55 mph wind gusts picked up sand from the infield. For Stocking, though, the...